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SF Street Food Festival 2013 + Embarcadero Center/Piers

SF Street Food Festival,
we meet again! I look forward to this every year, or at least since I’ve known
of its existence about 3 years ago. How can anyone not be excited about a street filled with all sorts of delicious,
tasty, and mouth watering treats?! Not to mention also very affordable, prices
ranging from $3-$8 per dish. Nothing but good eats, the best kind of festival
there is!

This annual event takes
place in the Mission District of San Francisco where food enthusiasts, entrepreneurs,
and vendors all gather down several blocks to celebrate the joy that is food!
The streets are filled with people and everyone’s got something delicious to
enjoy, foods from all over the world. Infusions of dishes you can’t even begin
to imagine.

This year I decided I was
going to do a little research before embarking on my journey. I needed to be
smart, my stomach can only hold so much (I’m not going to lie, I may have also
stuffed a zip-lock in my purse that day…just in case, you never know. Yah, I
know I have a problem). I figured it be best that I scope out the potential
vendors so I don’t fill my tummy early and not get to eat the starlets of
festival. To save you from the grueling details, let’s just skip to the best
part: the food!

Here are my personal
highlights from the day:

(*) were the recommended dishes from various
websites during the researching process

Possibly the best garlic
bread I’ve ever eaten in my life! No joke, this is a must try. Not only are
they visually pleasing, but the bread is amazing. Slight crisp, borderline
crunchy, on the outside and soft, warm, and chewy on the inside. I’m not sure I
like the burrata (Italian cheese made with mozzarella and cream) as much with
the bread but it was pretty good by itself.

Lers Ros Thai: Thai Iced Tea

Thai ice tea was so
common, it was nothing special. I was just thirsty and wanted something to
start my journey.

So after successfully
stuffing my face, I suppose it’s only reasonable to attempt to walk around so
my appetite will perhaps find its way back to me. The goal is to always make
room for more food.

Where to venture to? The piers
by the Embarcadero
Center were a nice place
to start. I’ve only been in this area one other time and that time, it was dark
and closed. Not much excitement or things to see…it was somewhat later in the
night when I came. However, near sunset, beautiful!

Took a bunch of pictures
and I will let those speak for themselves.

This was my favorite picture of the day, a shot I took standing off Pier 14. Perfect view.

I love the shape of that building on the far left. Sometimes you just have to admire architecture.

Unfortunately because I went out to play, there is no recipe to share for this post, but it does give me a new idea to start a new segment in my blog dedicated to travels and good eats. Hmm...